Sven Goran Eriksson
Sven Goran Eriksson was England manager from 2001 to 2006, leading them to 3 major quarter-finals and managing to lose all 3 of them when they had a decent chance of winning them.
That may be a damning criticism of Eriksson, but he was a solid manager who knew the value of match-winners. He might have lacked a bit in terms of strategic innovation or man-management, but after seeing what McClaren managed in the year after him, Eriksson wasn’t that bad after all.
Manchester City’s Renaissance Has Just Begun
At one point last season many feared that Manchester City were possible relegation candidates; this year those feelings appear to have been very distant. Last season Manchester City finished a lowly 14th in the table, just four points above the relegation zone; this year they have roared into third place, just behind local rivals United…
Eriksson winning the transfers round at Manchester City
Note: This article was also submitted and posted at Goal.com, here. When Sven-Goran Eriksson took the job as Manchester City manager last month there was one thing he could be absolutely sure of – that his every move would be scrutinised by a skeptical press pack just waiting for an opportunity to confirm the theory…
Who will Eriksson bring to Manchester City?
News is filtering in today that Sven Goran Eriksson – he of England fame (and a respectable club management career before that) – has agreed in principle to manage Manchester City in a 3 year deal. It’s part of a 3-year plan by Thaksin (as alluded to in earlier comments) to turn Manchester City around…
Can Manchester City afford Thaksin and Eriksson running the show?
Whether you think Sven Goran Eriksson has a good record in football management or not is irrelevant (and if your eyes deceive, see the damning statistics that confirm him as average) – what really bothers me at the moment is the thought that Manchester City are being bought by a man singled out for trial…
Arsenal roundup / Eriksson for England / Prem roundup / Goal of the day
A quick look at today’s top headlines:
Zahavi blames squad “jealousy” of Beckham for England’s WC 2006 “failure”
Long story short – Zahavi speaks to the Israeli press about the Israel v England game, talks about the England squad under Eriksson being jealous of Beckham and about the possible reaction in England towards McClaren if England loses to Israel tomorrow.
Eriksson would never have lost against Croatia
A bold statement, maybe, but people forget that despite Eriksson’s failure to convert 3 quarter-final berths into something better, England under him were not prone to losing games like they did yesterday.
England’s Plan For Beating Portugal
By this point, very few people consider England as genuine contenders for joining Germany and Italy in the World Cup semi finals. And if that was a stretch, hardly anyone would consider the chance of England being in Berlin as being anything more than wishful thinking.
England Go For The Kill
Being an England fan is not like being on a rollercoaster – it’s worse. After four years of false starts, under-whelming performances and unfair media criticism, we’re at a point where defeat, even to Ecuador, is a genuine fear for many fans. Forget about meeting Brazil in the semis – we’re bloody scared that Tenorio…
Is Eriksson the worst England manager of all time?
Myles Palmer from Arsenal News Review puts England’s performance last night into perspective: You had to feel sorry for the England fans over in Cologne on a night when de-mob happy Sven revealed himself, finally, as the ringmaster of an England farce whose scale is unprecedented. He is the worst England manager of all time….
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